2016 Shortsfest


April 5, 2016

2016 Shortsfest

2016 Shortsfest

Award Winners

Best Animated Film: DEER FLOWER, directed by Kangmin Kim (USA/South Korea),

 Best Comedy: HOUNDS, directed by Omer Tobi (Israel) 

Best Drama: THANKS FOR DANCINGdirected by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken (Norway) 

Best Documentary: IRREGULARSdirected by Fabio Palmieri (Italy) 

Best Short Short: MINING POEMS OR ODES, directed by Callum Rice (Scotland/UK) 

Best Student Short: SEA BREEZE, directed by Chun-Yi Li (Taiwan/UK) 

Special Recognitions:
I, DESTINI, directed by Nicholas Pilarski and Destini Riley (USA)
LA LAGUNA, directed by Aaron Schock (USA)
EVERYTHING WILL OKAY, directed by Patrick Vollrathfor (Germany/Austria)
WORLD-WIDE WOVEN BODIES, directed by Truls Krane Meby (Norway) 

Audience Award: THANKS FOR DANCING, directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken Norway),

Audience Special Recognition: PICKLE, directed by Amy Nicholson (USA) 

The Ellen Award: IRREGULARS, directed by Fabio Palmieri (Italy) 

Best Crowdfunded Film Award: SEA BREEZE, directed by Chun-Yi Li (Taiwan/UK)

The Youth Jury Award: LA LAGUNA, directed by Aaron Schock (USA)

Films

A COAT MADE DARK directed by Jack O’Shea (IRELAND)

AARDMAN NATHAN LOVE directed by Joe Burrascano ()

AARDMAN ORIGINAL CARTOON directed by Peter Lord, David Sproxton ()

ACROSS THE SEA directed by Kelly Robinson (UK)

ANGRY KID: BONE directed by Darren Walsh ()

BACON & GOD’S WRATH directed by Sol Friedman (CANADA)

BEFORE THE SPRING directed by James Kaelan (US, EGYPT) WORLD PREMIERE

BRILLO BOX (3¢ OFF) directed by Lisanne Skyler (US) WORLD PREMIERE

CHARLOTTE directed by Angel Kristi Williams (US)

CHEKHOV directed by Jack Dunphy (US)

CREATURE COMFORTS directed by Nick Park ()

DANCING FOR YOU directed by Erlend E. Mo (NORWAY) US PREMIERE

DC’S WORLD’S FUNNEST: EPISODE 1 directed by Rich Webber ()

DEER FLOWER directed by Kangmin Kim (US, SOUTH KOREA)

DIRT directed by Darius Clark Monroe (US)

EDMOND directed by Nina Gantz (UK)

EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY directed by Patrick Vollrath (GERMANY, AUSTRALIA)

FIRST NIGHT OUT directed by Will Mayo (US)

FLY directed by Alan Short ()

FOR A GOOD TIME directed by Aemilia Scott (US ) WORLD PREMIERE

GLOVE directed by Alexa Lim Haas, Bernardo Britto (US)

GOD WILLING directed by Gayle Embrey (US) WORLD PREMIERE

GOOD WHITE PEOPLE directed by Jarrod Welling-Cann, Erick Stoll (US)

HOTEL DER DIKTATOREN directed by Florian Hoffman (GERMANY, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC)

HOUNDS directed by Omer Tobi (ISRAEL) INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

HOUSE SITTING directed by Joe Burke (US) WORLD PREMIERE

I, DESTINI directed by Nicholas Pilarski, Destini Riley (US) WORLD REMIERE

IRREGULARS directed by Fabio Palmieri (ITALY) NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

JUST A SONG directed by Gina Hirsch (US)

LA LAGUNA directed by Aaron Schock (MEXICO, US)

MELODY directed by Jean-Pierre Caner (US) WORLD PREMIERE

MINING POEMS OR ODES directed by ()

MISSME: THE ARTFUL VANDAL directed by Mohammad Gorjestani (US)

MONDO CANE directed by Michael Almereyda (US)

MORPH: GROUND MORPH’S HOME MOVIES directed by Peter Lord ()

MORPH: SLOPED WORLD directed by Merlin Crossingham ()

NOKIA DOT directed by Sumo Science ()

OH MY FATHER directed by Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, Robert Machoian (US) WORLD PREMIERE

PANIC ATTACK directed by Eileen O’Meara (US) WORLD PREMIERE

PAPE directed by Nicholas Polixenne (FRANCE) US PREMIERE

PARTNERS directed by Joe Ally (US)

PICKLE directed by Amy Nicholson (US)

PURPLE & BROWN: WHISTLER directed by Rich Webber ()

PYTHAGASAURUS directed by Peter Peake ()

RAY’S BIG IDEA directed by Steve Harding-Hill ()

RED FOLDER directed by Ben Kallam (US)

SEA BREEZE directed by Chun-Yi Li (TAIWAN, UK) INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

SEIDE directed by Elmura Osmonalieva (KYRGYZSTAN)

SEMELE directed by Myrsini Aristidou (CYPRUS)

SHAUN THE SHEEP: 3DTV directed by Jay Grace ()

SHAUN THE SHEEP: CONES directed by Jay Grace ()

SHE DANCES FOR PEOPLE directed by Michelle Latimer (CANADA) US PREMIERE

SNOWBIRD directed by Sean Baker (US) WORLD PREMIERE

SO YOU WANT TO BE A PIRATE directed by Jay Grace ()

SOMEONE IS HAPPY SOMEWHERE directed by Mario Furloni, Alvaro Furloni (BRAZIL) INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

SPEAKING IS DIFFICULT directed by Aj Schnack (US)

STEP 9 directed by Leonora Pitts (US)

STRIPPER WARS directed by Giancarlo Loffredo (US)

SUMMER OF SARAH directed by Emma Benestan (FRANCE) US PREMIERE

THANKS FOR DANCING directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken (NORWAY) NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

THE BLACK BELT directed by Margaret Brown (US)

THE EVICTOR directed by Bumsue Chun (SOUTH KOREA) WORLD PREMIERE

THE OLD MAN AND THE BIRD directed by Dennis Stein-Schomburg (GERMANY) NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

THE ORCHESTRA directed by Mikey Hill (AUSTRALIA)

THE SEND-OFF directed by Ivete Lucas, Patrick Bresnan (US)

THE SHINING STAR LOSERS EVERYWHERE directed by Mickey Duzyi (JAPAN, US)

THE WRONG TROUSERS directed by Nick Park ()

THESE C*CKSUCKING TEARS directed by Dan Taberski (US)

TUESDAY directed by Ziya Demirel (FRANCE, TURKEY)

UNDER THE SUN directed by Qiu Yang (CHINA, AUSTRALIA)

VICTOR XX directed by Ian Garrido (SPAIN)

WORLD WIDE WOVEN BODIES directed by Truls Krane Meby (NORWAY)

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